Editing Coronado, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
{{for|the islands near California|Coronado Islands}}
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| established_title  = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
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'''Coronado''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "Crowned") is a [[resort town|resort city]] in [[San Diego County, California]], United States, across [[San Diego Bay]] from [[downtown San Diego]].<ref name="cnn 1">{{cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/moneymag/0906/gallery.bplive_richsingles.moneymag/3.html/ |publisher=CNN |title=Best places for the rich and single |access-date=April 30, 2010 |date=July 13, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100303012852/https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/moneymag/0906/gallery.bplive_richsingles.moneymag/3.html |archive-date=March 3, 2010 }}</ref> It was founded in the 1880s and incorporated in 1890. Its population was 20,192 in 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Index of /programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/California |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/California/ |access-date=February 12, 2023 |website=www2.census.gov}}</ref> down from 24,697 in 2010.<ref name="USCensus2010CA">{{USCensus2010CA}}</ref><ref name=errata>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/rdo/pdf/CA_errata.pdf |title=Census Bureau's acknowledgment or miscoding some of Coronado's & San Diego's census blocks |access-date=September 2, 2011}}</ref>

Coronado is a [[tied island]] which is connected to the mainland by a [[tombolo]] (a sandy [[isthmus]]) called [[Silver Strand (San Diego)|Silver Strand]]. Along the coast of Southern California lie four islands that were spotted by [[Sebastián Vizcaíno|Sebastian Vizcaino]] and his crew. They named them "Los Coronados". In the mid-1880s, businessmen bought the peninsula near Los Coronados with hopes to turn it into a resort. Later in 1886, the owners of this peninsula hosted a naming contest with the people resulting in the name "Miramar" winning, which was soon overturned due to the public not being satisfied with the name, so they borrowed from their cousin islands "Los Coronados" and named it "Coronado".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-10 |title=The intriguing stories behind the names of some of San Diego's most well-known landmarks |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2023/12/10/the-intriguing-stories-behind-the-names-of-some-of-san-diegos-most-well-known-landmarks/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> The explorer [[Sebastian Vizcaino]] drew its first map in 1602. Coronado is the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] term for "crowned" and thus it is nicknamed ''The Crown City''. Its name is derived from the [[Coronado Islands]], an offshore Mexican archipelago.<ref name=PO>{{cite book |last1=Salley |first1=Harold E. |date=1977 |title= History of California Post Offices, 1849-1976|publisher= The Depot|isbn=0-9601558-1-3}}</ref> [[USS Coronado|Three ships]] of the [[United States Navy]] have been named after the city, including {{USS|Coronado|LCS-4|6}}.

==History==
Prior to European settlement, Coronado was inhabited by the [[Kumeyaay]], who sustained fishing villages on the peninsula in North Island and on the Coronado Cays. As American settlers moved into the area, the Kumeyaay were pushed out of Coronado, with the last six Kumeyaay families deported to [[Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians|Mesa Grande Reservation]] in 1902.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Exhibit Recognizes Forgotten Chapter in History: Coronado's First Inhabitants, the Coastal Kumeyaay Indians|url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CJ20121226.2.242&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1|access-date=January 29, 2022|website=cdnc.ucr.edu|publisher=Coronado Eagle and Journal}}</ref>

Coronado was [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] as a town on December 11, 1890. The community's first post office predates Coronado's incorporation, established on February 8, 1887, with Norbert Moser assigned as the first [[postmaster]].<ref name="PO" /> The land was purchased by Elisha Spurr Babcock, Hampton L. Story, and Jacob Gruendike. Their intention was to create a resort community, and in 1886, the Coronado Beach Company was organized. By 1888, they had built [[Hotel del Coronado]], and the city became a major resort destination. They also built a schoolhouse and formed athletic, boating, and baseball clubs.
[[File:Amusement Park, Tent City, Coronado, Calif (NYPL b12647398-75810).tiff|thumb|Amusement Park, Tent City]]
In 1900, a tourist/vacation area just south of Hotel del Coronado was established by [[John D. Spreckels]] and named Tent City. Spreckels also became the hotel's owner.<ref>{{cite web|title=Unknown |url=http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/local/coronado/adams.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070525131559/http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/local/coronado/adams.html |archive-date=May 25, 2007 }}</ref> Over the years, the tents gave way to cottages, the last of which was torn down in late 1940 or early 1941.

In the 1910s, Coronado had streetcars running on Orange Avenue. These streetcars became a fixture of the city until their retirement in 1939.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sandiegohistoricstreetcars.org/ |title=The Home of the San Diego Historic Class 1Streetcars |publisher=Sandiegohistoricstreetcars.org |access-date=September 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908132852/http://sandiegohistoricstreetcars.org/ |archive-date=September 8, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

What is now the [[Naval Air Station North Island]] was the first US flying school, founded in 1911 by [[Glenn Curtiss]]. Curtiss was known for his
engines, which set records in distance and speed. He started with motorcycle engines, which led him to aviation. Coronado's weather and protected bay were attractive and he gained a three-year lease to train military pilots.<ref>{{Cite web |title=San Diego Air & Space Museum - Historical Balboa Park, San Diego |url=https://sandiegoairandspace.org/hall-of-fame/honoree/glenn-h.-curtiss#:~:text=In%201911%20he%20established%20his,beginning%20of%20U.S.%20naval%20aviation. |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=sandiegoairandspace.org}}</ref> During this time he created a new type of ship-launched seaplane and an amphibious aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=San Diego Air & Space Museum - Historical Balboa Park, San Diego |url=https://sandiegoairandspace.org/collection/item/curtiss-a-1-triad |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=sandiegoairandspace.org}}</ref>

On New Year's Day 1937, during the [[Great Depression]], the gambling ship [[SS Monte Carlo|SS ''Monte Carlo'']], known for "drinks, dice, and dolls", was shipwrecked on the beach about a quarter mile (400 m) south of [[Hotel del Coronado]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Graham |first=David E |date=January 2, 2007 |title=Busting the House: Casino Boat Drashed into Coronado 70 Years Ago |url=http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20070102-9999-1m2ship.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830143514/http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20070102-9999-1m2ship.html |archive-date=August 30, 2012 |access-date=March 19, 2011 |newspaper=SignOnSanDiego |publisher=Union Tribune |location=San Diego}}</ref>

In 1946, an African-American man from Coronado named Alton Collier was forced off of a San Diego and Coronado ferry by white sailors. The case was ruled a suicide until 2024, when the [[Equal Justice Initiative]] declared a [[lynching]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deaderick |first=Lisa |date=2024-05-26 |title=Coronado man's death ruled suicide in 1946, today recognized as 'racial terror lynching' |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/columnists/story/2024-05-26/coronado-mans-death-ruled-suicide-in-1946-today-recognized-as-racial-terror-lynching/ |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=[[San Diego Union-Tribune]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hyson |first=Katie |date=2024-05-24 |title=His San Diego death certificate says 'suicide.' Now he's being recognized as California's third lynching victim. |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/racial-justice-social-equity/2024/05/23/his-san-diego-death-certificate-says-suicide-now-hes-being-recognized-as-californias-third-lynching-victim |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=[[KPBS Public Media]] |language=en}}</ref>

In 1969, the [[San Diego–Coronado Bridge]] was opened, allowing much faster transit between the cities than bay [[Ferry|ferries]] or driving via [[California State Route 75|State Route 75]] along the Silver Strand. The bridge is made up of five lanes, one of which is controlled by a moveable barrier that allows for better traffic flow during rush hours. In the morning, the lane is moved to create three lanes going southbound towards Coronado, and in the evening it is moved again to create three lanes going northbound towards downtown San Diego.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 25, 2015 |title=Inside the Icon: San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge |url=http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/San-Diego-Magazine/September-2015/Inside-the-Icon-San-Diego-Coronado-Bay-Bridge/ |access-date=October 5, 2019 |website=www.sandiegomagazine.com |language=en}}</ref>

In 2007, the Coronado Police Department and the city was sued in civil courts after a Coronado police officer in civilian clothes shot multiple times the professional football player [[Steve Foley (linebacker)|Steve Foley]]. 

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|32.7|sqmi|km2}}; 7.9 square miles (20.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of the city is land and {{convert|24.7|sqmi|km2}} of it (75.72%) is water.

[[File:View Of Downtown San Diego From Coronado CA.jpg|thumb|A view of San Diego from Coronado]]

Geographically, Coronado is a [[tied island]] connected to the mainland by a [[tombolo]] known as the Silver Strand.  The Silver Strand, Coronado and North Island, form San Diego Bay. Since recorded history, Coronado was mostly separated from North Island by a shallow inlet of water called the Spanish Bight.  The development of North Island by the [[United States Navy]] prior to and during World War II led to the filling of the [[bight (geography)|bight]] by July 1944, combining the land areas into a single body.<ref name="Linder125">{{cite book|last=Linder|first=Bruce|title=San Diego's Navy|location=[[Annapolis, Maryland]]|publisher=[[United States Naval Institute#Naval Institute Press|Naval Institute Press]]|year=2001|page=125|isbn=978-1-55750-531-6}}</ref> The Navy still operates [[Naval Air Station North Island]] (NASNI or "North Island") on Coronado. On the southern side of the town is [[Naval Amphibious Base Coronado]], a training center for [[United States Navy SEALs|Navy SEALs]] and [[Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen]] (SWCC). Both facilities are part of the larger [[Naval Base Coronado]] complex.  Coronado has increased in size due to dredge material being dumped on its shoreline and through the natural accumulation of sand.  The "Country Club" area on the northwest side of Coronado, the "Glorietta" area and golf course on the southeast side of Coronado, most of the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, most of the Strand Naval Housing, and most of the Coronado Cays (all on the south side of Coronado) were built on dirt dredged from San Diego Bay.

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Coronado has a [[semi-arid climate]], abbreviated ''BSk'' on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|title=Coronado, California Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=609227&cityname=Coronado%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1860= 276
|1870= 229
|1900= 935
|1910= 1477
|1920= 3289
|1930= 5425
|1940= 6932
|1950= 12700
|1960= 18039
|1970= 20020
|1980= 18790
|1990= 26540
|2000= 24100
|2010= 24697
|2020= 20192
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br>1860–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County  |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1880–1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1960CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-c.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 
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[[File:Coronadobridge.jpg|thumb|Coronado Bridge]]
[[File:Coronadobeach2009.jpg|thumb|right|Coronado Beach in 2009]]

===2010===
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The [[2010 United States Census]] reported that the City of Coronado had a population of 24,697.<ref>{{Cite web|last=U.S. Census Bureau|date=December 10, 2013|title=Corrected 2010 Census Total Population, Household Population, Group Quarters Population, Total Housing Unit, Occupied Housing Unit, and Vacant Housing Unit Counts for Governmental Units|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/notes/cqr-CA-gu.pdf|access-date=September 14, 2020|website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> The racial makeup of Coronado was 20,074 (81.2%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1,678 (6.8%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 201 (0.8%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 925 (3.7%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 101 (0.4%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 762 (3.1%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 956 (3.9%) from two or more races. There were 3,354 [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents, of any race (13.6%).<ref name="USCensus2010CA"/><ref name=errata/>

===2000===
As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website  }}</ref> there were 24,100 people, 7,734 households, and 4,934 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|3,121.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 9,494 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,229.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 84.40% White, 5.15% African American, 0.66% Native American, 3.72% Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander, 3.14% from other races, and 2.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 9.83% of the population.

There were 7,734 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city, 16.0% of the population was under the age of 18, 20.2% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 139.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 149.1 males.

48.2% of those aged 25 and over had a bachelor's degree or higher. According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $91,748,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coronadochamber.com/about/demographics.asp |title=Site Map – Coronado Chamber of Commerce |publisher=Coronadochamber.com |date=June 21, 2010 |access-date=September 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009185006/http://www.coronadochamber.com/about/demographics.asp |archive-date=October 9, 2011  }}</ref> and the median income for a family was $119,205.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/moneymag/1108/gallery.best_places_rich_single.moneymag/8.html |title=CNNMoney Ranks Coronado #8: Best Places for the Rich & Single – Coronado Island |publisher=money.cnn.com |date=August 17, 2011 |access-date=August 3, 2023}}</ref>

Real estate in the city of Coronado is very expensive. According to a recent county-wide ZIP code chart published in ''[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]'' in August 2006, the median cost of a single-family home within the city's ZIP code of 92118 was $1,605,000. In 2010, Forbes.com found that the median home price in Coronado had risen to $1,840,665.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/zipcodes/2010/zipspage.html?zip=92118&city=Coronado | work=Forbes | first=David | last=Ewalt | title=Forbes Luxury Housing Index | date=September 27, 2010}}</ref>

By 2023, the median home value was $2.2&nbsp;million, with more than a quarter of households earning more than $200,000.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=April 18, 2023 |title=This exclusive island town might be California's biggest violator of affordable housing law |url=https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2023-04-18/coronado-california-affordable-housing-law |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Government and politics==

Coronado is governed by a city council, which is presided over by a directly elected mayor.  The mayor and councilmembers serve four-year terms.  Council designates one of its members as Mayor Pro Tempore.<ref>{{Cite web
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Coronado has long been a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] stronghold; in 2013, about 47% of voters were registered Republican, 25% [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]], and 24% nonpartisan.<ref>California Secretary of State. [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/ror-odd-year-2013/political-sub.pdf February 10, 2013 – Report of Registration] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103114419/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/ror-odd-year-2013/political-sub.pdf |date=November 3, 2013 }}. Retrieved September 6, 2014.</ref>

Prior to 2020, the resort city had voted for the Republican nominee in each presidential election since at least 1964. From 1968 to 1988, each Republican presidential candidate received over 70% of the vote. However the city has been trending Democratic in recent years, with each of the last four Republican presidential candidates receiving less than 60% of the vote. In 2016, [[Donald Trump]] won Coronado with a plurality of the vote, and [[Hillary Clinton]] received the largest share of the vote for a Democratic candidate since at least 1960.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/ssov/pres-by-political-districts.pdf|title=Supplement to the Statement of Vote Political Districts within Counties for President|date=November 2016|access-date=August 3, 2023}}</ref> In 2020, Democratic nominee and former vice president [[Joe Biden]] won Coronado with 51.50% of the vote, becoming the first Democratic presidential nominee to carry the city in decades. This result was nevertheless significantly lower than his statewide vote share of 63.48%.

In the [[California State Legislature]], Coronado is in {{Representative|casd|39|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|78|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web
 | url = http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html
 | title = Statewide Database
 | publisher = UC Regents
 | access-date = October 12, 2014
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html
 | archive-date = February 1, 2015
| url-status = dead
 }}</ref> In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Coronado is located in [[California's 50th congressional district]], which has a [[Cook partisan voting index]] of D+14<ref name=Cook>{{Cite web|title=2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2022-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list|access-date=2023-01-10|website=Cook Political Report|date=July 12, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
and is represented by {{Representative|cacd|50|fmt=pfl}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|50}}</ref>

After California state law mandated that localities zone for affordable housing across the state, Coronado refused to comply with the law.<ref name=":0" /> Coronado mayor Richard Bailey described the housing development as "central planning at its worst" and refused to submit a housing plan that allows for construction of the required amount of homes.<ref name=":0" />
{| border = "2”
|+ Coronado city vote<br /> by party in presidential elections
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]

|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rov.sandiegocounty.gov/rov/Eng/Past.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=December 15, 2020 |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101051819/https://rov.sandiegocounty.gov/rov/Eng/Past.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.50%''' ''5,308''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.39% ''4,575''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.11% ''424''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.90% ''4,024''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''48.06%''' ''4,213''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|6.05% ''530''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2012-general/ssov/pres-by-political-districts.pdf|title=Supplement to the Statement of Vote 2012, Political Districts within Counties for President|date=November 2012|access-date=August 3, 2023}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.04% ''3,455''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.10%''' ''5,230''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.85% ''164''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2008-general/ssov/5-pres-by-political-districts.pdf|title=Supplement to the Statement of Vote 2008|access-date=August 3, 2023}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.73% ''3,855''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.94%''' ''5,260''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.33% ''123''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2004-general/ssov/pres_general_ssov_all.pdf|title=Supplement to the Statement of Vote (2004), Political Districts within Counties for President|access-date=August 3, 2023}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.26% ''3,326''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''62.93%''' ''5,773''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.81% ''74''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2000-general/ssov/pol-dis.pdf|title=Supplement to the Statement of Vote (2000), Political Districts within Counties for President|access-date=August 3, 2023}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.39% ''2,823''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.74%''' ''5,556''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.87% ''337''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1996-general/ssov/president-pol-district.pdf|title=Supplement to the Statement of Vote - November, 5 1996 General election, Political Districts within Counties for President|date=November 5, 1996|access-date=August 3, 2023}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.16% ''2,654''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.02%''' ''5,197''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|7.82% ''666''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1992-general/ssov/ssov-complete.pdf|title=Supplement to the Statement of Vote, General election|date=November 3, 1992|access-date=August 3, 2023}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.99% ''2,517''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''46.22%''' ''4,310''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|26.78% ''2,497''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote81988cali/page/30|title=Statement of vote|year=1968}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27.21% ''2,413''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''71.71%''' ''6,360''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.08% ''96''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote61984cali/page/19|title=Statement of vote|year=1968}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|21.86% ''1,781''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''77.05%''' ''6,278''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.09% ''89''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote41980cali/page/18|title=Statement of vote|year=1968}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|18.09% ''1,468''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''71.47%''' ''5,799''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|10.44% ''847''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote1976cali/page/24|title = Statement of vote|year = 1968}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27.87% ''1,941''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''70.31%''' ''4,897''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.82% ''127''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote197072cali/page/62|title = Statement of vote|year = 1968}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.50% ''1,390''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.34%''' ''4,338''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.16% ''187''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/californiastate196668cali/page/82|title = California statement of vote|year = 1962}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.27% ''1,162''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''70.41%''' ''3,371''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.33% ''255''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/castatem196264cali/page/52|title=California statement of vote|year=1962}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.86% ''1,725''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.14%''' ''2,955''
|}

==Tourism==
[[File:Coronado Ferry Landing.jpg|thumb|The Coronado Ferry Landing]]
Tourism is an essential component of Coronado's economy.<ref name="Coronado Chamber of Commerce">{{cite web|url=http://www.coronadochamber.com |title=Coronado Chamber of Commerce |publisher=Coronadochamber.com |date=June 21, 2010 |access-date=September 2, 2011}}</ref>  This city is home to three major resorts ([[Hotel del Coronado]], Coronado Island Marriott, and Loews Coronado Bay Resort), as well as several other hotels and inns.<ref name="California Resort Life">{{cite web |url=http://www.californiaresortlife.com/sandiego/coronado.htm |title=California Resort Life |publisher=California Resort Life |access-date=September 2, 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917012235/http://www.californiaresortlife.com/sandiego/coronado.htm |archive-date=September 17, 2011  }}</ref> The downtown district along Orange Avenue, with its many shops, restaurants and theaters, is also a key part of the local economy. Many of the restaurants are highly rated and provide a wide variety of cuisine choices.<ref name="California Resort Life"/>

[[File:16th Hole Coronado Golf Course.jpg|thumb|16th hole Coronado Golf Course]]
Golf on Coronado started in 1897 with a nine-hole golf course hosting the 1905 Southern California Open.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://coronadohistory.org/blog/coronado-golf-and-its-champions-1897-1905/|title=Coronado Golf & Its Champions (1897-1905)|website=Coronado Historical Association|access-date=March 29, 2023}}</ref>  Later, golf on Coronado migrated to a new site in the Southern portion of the island with 18 holes designed by Jack Daray Sr.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/greenwood-trey-coronado-municipal-golf-course-and-the-history-of-golf-on-californias-coronado-island/|title=Coronado Municipal Golf Course and the History of Golf on California's Coronado Island|website=Coronado Historical Association|last1=Greenwood|first1=Trey|date=November 1, 2013|access-date=March 29, 2023}}</ref>  Golf is a popular diversion on the island, entertaining 90,000 golf rounds annually.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.foremagazine.com/classic-course/classic-course-san-diegos-beloved-coronado-golf-course/|title=Classic Course: San Diego's Beloved Coronado Golf Course|publisher=SCGA Fore Magazine|last1=Leornard|first1=Tod|date=October 1, 2020|access-date=March 29, 2023}}</ref>

In 2008, the [[Travel Channel]] rated Coronado Beach as the sixth-best beach in America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/beaches/photos/top-10-beaches-in-america|title=Top 10 Beaches in America|website=Travel Channel|language=en|access-date=October 5, 2019}}</ref>

==Hotel del Coronado==
[[File:Hotel del Coronado 01.jpg|thumb|right|Hotel del Coronado from the beach]]
{{Main|Hotel del Coronado}}
[[Hotel del Coronado]], built in 1888, has been designated as a [[National Historic Landmark]]. Its guests have included American presidents [[George H. W. Bush]], [[Jimmy Carter]], [[Bill Clinton]], [[Gerald Ford]], [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], [[Richard Nixon]], [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], and [[William Howard Taft]], as well as [[Muhammad Ali]], [[Jack Dempsey]], [[Thomas Edison]], [[Magic Johnson]], [[Charles Lindbergh]], [[Willie Mays]], [[Babe Ruth]], [[Oprah Winfrey]], and [[Robert Downey Jr.|Robert Downey]]. Actresses [[Mary Pickford]] and [[Marilyn Monroe]] also stayed here.
 
[[File:VANDYKE1885 pg051 HOTEL 'DEL CORONA', CORONADO BEACH, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.jpg|thumbnail|right|Hotel del Coronado, 1885]]

"The Del" has appeared in numerous works of popular culture and was said to have inspired the [[Emerald City]] in ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]''. It is rumored that the city's main street, Orange Avenue, was Baum's inspiration for the yellow brick road. Other sources say Oz was inspired by the "White City" of the [[World's Columbian Exposition|Chicago World's Fair of 1893]].<ref name="Chicago Tribune, August 30, 2009">{{Cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0830-lit-life-ozaug30,0,3497755.column|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090902075425/http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0830-lit-life-ozaug30%2C0%2C3497755.column|url-status=dead|title=Chicago Tribune, August 30, 2009|website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |archivedate=September 2, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Larson, Erik page 373">Larson, Erik, ''The Devil in the White City,'' page 373, Vintage Books, New York, 2003, {{ISBN|0-375-72560-1}}</ref> Author [[L. Frank Baum]] would have been able to see the hotel from his front porch overlooking Star Park. Baum designed the crown chandeliers in the hotel's dining room.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoteldel.com/meeting-facilities.aspx|title=Crown Room|publisher=KSL Resorts (Hotel del Coronado)|access-date=February 20, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225185208/http://www.hoteldel.com/meeting-facilities.aspx|archive-date=February 25, 2011}}</ref>

Once owned locally,<ref name=travelers>{{cite news|title=Historic Hotel del Coronado acquired by Travelers affiliate |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_/ai_18674220 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819070657/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_/ai_18674220 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |publisher=Business Wire |work=findarticles.com |date=September 12, 1996 |access-date=October 20, 2008 }}</ref> Hotel Del Coronado is now owned by [[Blackstone Inc.|Blackstone]] (60%), Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. (34.5%), and KSL Resorts (5.5%). When Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. bought its stake in 2006, the hotel was valued at $745&nbsp;million; as of 2011, the hotel was valued at roughly $590&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chernikoff|first=Helen|date=February 7, 2011|title=UPDATE 4-Blackstone takes 60 percent of Hotel del Coronado|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/strategic-blackstone-idUKN0720265720110207|access-date=June 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2011/02/07/deal-for-historic-san-diego-hotel-adds-blackstone-cashes-out-kkr/|title=Deal for Historic San Diego Hotel Adds Blackstone, Cashes Out KKR|last=Hudson|first=Kris|date=February 7, 2011|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=February 16, 2011}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
Scenes from [[Denzel Washington]]'s film ''[[Antwone Fisher (film)|Antwone Fisher]]'' were shot in Coronado.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Benninger |first=Michael |date=March 1, 2016 |title=Hot Shots |url=https://www.pacificsandiego.com/things-to-do/pac-hot-shots-story.html |access-date=September 30, 2023 |website=Pacific San Diego Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> Parts of [[Brian De Palma]]'s film ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'' and [[Ron Howard]]'s film ''[[Splash (film)|Splash]]'' were shot at Coronado Beach.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |date=December 1, 1983 |title=Spotlight on filming in SD County |pages=57 |work=[[Daily Times-Advocate]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-advocate-spotlight-on-filming-in-s/126663639/ |access-date=September 30, 2023}}</ref> A film called ''Carbon'' featuring [[Whitney Wegman-Wood]] and [[Randy Davison]] was shot in Coronado near the restaurant Nado Republic.<ref name=":72">{{Cite news |last=Manson |first=Bill |date=November 28, 2018 |title=Raul Urreola's night shoot |work=[[San Diego Reader]] |url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2018/nov/28/golden-raul-urreolas-night-shoot/ |access-date=September 30, 2023}}</ref>

==Schools==
[[File:Coronado Public Library 2018.jpg|thumb|Coronado Public Library]]

[[Coronado Unified School District]] includes Coronado Middle School (CMS), [[Coronado High School (Coronado, California)|Coronado High School]], Silver Strand Elementary, and Village Elementary. [[Coronado School of the Arts]], a public school-within-a-school, is located on the campus of Coronado High School.  Among the city's private schools are Sacred Heart Parish School and Christ Church Day School.

==Economy==

===Top employers===
[[File:US Navy 090514-N-2959L-482 Vice President Joe Biden places a hand on the shoulder of one of the Basic Underwater Demolition-SEAL (BUD-S) candidates.jpg|thumb|Vice President Joe Biden speaks to [[United States Navy SEALs|Navy SEAL]] trainees, [[Naval Amphibious Base Coronado|NAB Coronado]], 2009]]
According to the city's 2012 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coronado.ca.us/egov/documents/1365532312_48475.pdf|title=City of Coronado Comprehensive Annual Financial Report|date=June 30, 2012|page=154|access-date=June 5, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721134225/http://www.coronado.ca.us/egov/documents/1365532312_48475.pdf|archive-date=July 21, 2013}}</ref> the top 10 employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
|[[United States Navy]] ([[Naval Air Station North Island]], ''et al.'')
|11,000–14,999
|-
|2
|[[Hotel del Coronado]]
|1,000–4,999
|-
|3
|[[Loews Hotels|Loews Coronado Bay Resort]]
|500–999
|-
|4
|[[Sharp Coronado Hospital]]
|500–999
|-
|5
|City of Coronado
|250–499
|-
|6
|[[Coronado Unified School District]]
|250–600
|-
|7
|[[Marriott Hotels & Resorts|Coronado Island Marriott Resort]]
|250–499
|-
|8
|[[BAE Systems Inc.|BAE Systems]]
|100–249
|-
|9
|[[Peohe's]]
|100–249
|-
|10
|Realty Executives Dillon
|50–99
|}

==Notable people==
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[[File:Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads.jpg|thumb|[[Tina Weymouth]] of [[Talking Heads]], 1978]]
{{See also|Category: People from Coronado, California}}
*[[Lisa Bruce]] – film producer
*[[Johnny Downs]] – child actor who played "Johnny" in the [[Our Gang]] series of short films from 1923 to 1926
*[[Christa Hastie]] – contestant on CBS Survivor Pearl Islands, Season 7, 2003<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/survivor-pearl-islands/|title=Survivor: Pearl Islands|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=August 28, 2003 }}</ref>
*[[Lloyd Haynes]] – actor and television writer, known for TV series ''Room 222''
*[[Mary Beardslee Hinds]] – American First Lady of Guam.
*[[Mae Hotely]] – [[silent film]] actress who appeared in 85 films between 1911 and 1929
*[[Jim Kelly (martial artist)|Jim Kelly]] – martial artist and actor, starred in ''Enter the Dragon'' with [[Bruce Lee]]
*[[Genai Kerr]] – U.S. Water Polo Olympian and NCAA All-American
*[[Anita Page]] – silent film actress
*[[Orville Redenbacher]] – popcorn marketer
*[[Sarah Roemer]] – actress and model, starred in 2007's ''[[Disturbia (film)|Disturbia]]'' with [[Shia LaBeouf]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sandiegometro.com/2002/mar/sdscene.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212221618/http://www.sandiegometro.com/2002/mar/sdscene.html|url-status=dead|title=San Diego Metropolitan – San Diego Scene – March 2002|archivedate=February 12, 2009}}</ref>
*[[Rodney Scott (law enforcement officer)|Rodney Scott]] – Chief of [[United States Border Patrol]]<ref>{{cite news | date = January 27, 2020 | title = Coronado's Rodney Scott Selected as Chief, U.S. Border Patrol | url = https://coronadotimes.com/news/2020/01/27/coronados-rodney-scott-selected-as-chief-u-s-border-patrol/ | work = The Coronado Times}}</ref>
*[[Tim Thomerson]] – actor and comedian, known for his portrayal of [[Jack Deth]] in the ''[[Trancers]]'' film series
*[[Wende Wagner]] – actress
*[[William Witney]] – film director<ref>{{cite news | url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/110612070.html?dids=110612070:110612070&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+18%2C+2002&author=DENNIS+McLELLAN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Obituaries%3B+William+Witney%2C+86%3B+B-Movie+Action+Director | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212072347/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/110612070.html?dids=110612070:110612070&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+18%2C+2002&author=DENNIS+McLELLAN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Obituaries%3B+William+Witney%2C+86%3B+B-Movie+Action+Director | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 12, 2009 | title=Obituaries; William Witney, 86; B-Movie Action Director |work=Los Angeles Times | access-date=September 3, 2011 | first=Dennis | last=McLellan | date=March 18, 2002}}</ref>

===Music===

*[[Kevin Kenner]] – [[concert pianist]]
*[[Mojo Nixon]] – musician and radio host
*[[Nick Reynolds]] – founding member of [[The Kingston Trio]]
*[[George Sanger (musician)|George Sanger]] – video game music composer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/1995-06-16/533645/|title=MIDI Pioneer George Alistair Sanger The Fat Man|last=Patterson|first=Rob|date=June 16, 1995|website=www.austinchronicle.com|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005032302/http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/1995-06-16/533645/|archive-date=October 5, 2015|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Paul Sykes (singer)|Paul Sykes]] – singer
*[[Scott Weiland]] – former lead singer of [[Stone Temple Pilots]] and [[Velvet Revolver]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sdcitybeat.com/article.php?id=1127|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927110158/http://www.sdcitybeat.com/article.php?id=1127|url-status=dead|title=San Diego CityBeat – They fought the law|archivedate=September 27, 2007}}</ref>
*[[Tina Weymouth]] – bassist and vocalist of [[Talking Heads]] and [[Tom Tom Club]]

===Commerce===
* [[Charles T. Hinde]] – riverboat captain, businessman, original investor in [[Hotel del Coronado]]
* [[Doug Manchester]] – real estate developer and publisher of ''[[San Diego Union Tribune]]''
* [[Orville Redenbacher]] – businessman behind eponymous brand of [[popcorn]]
* [[John D. Spreckels]] – transportation and real estate mogul
* [[Jonah Shacknai]] – (CEO of [[Medicis Pharmaceutical]]) and his girlfriend [[Death of Rebecca Zahau|Rebecca Zahau]]<ref name="SUT20110902">{{citation|first1=Kristina|last1=Davis|first2=Dana|last2=Littlefield|first3=Pauline|last3=Repart|date=September 2, 2011|access-date=September 9, 2011|title=Shacknai, family speak out on mansion suicide ruling|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/sep/02/coronado-mansion-death-ruled-suicide/|periodical=San Diego Union-Tribune}}</ref>
* [[Ira Clifton Copley|Ira C. Copley]] – publisher, politician, and utility tycoon<ref>{{cite news |last=Selgi-Harrigan |first=Alessandra |url=http://www.coronadonewsca.com/news/coronado_home_and_business/from-mansion-to-hotel-the-glorietta-bay-inn-remains-a/article_6f60602c-a355-11e5-8e8d-9be9074f83da.html |title=From Mansion To Hotel, The Glorietta Bay Inn Remains A Landmark |work=Coronado Eagle & Journal |location=Coronado, CA |date=December 15, 2015 |access-date=June 15, 2016 }}</ref>

===Military===

====Army====
*[[William P. Duvall]], U.S. Army major general, retired to Coronado<ref name="Biographical">{{cite web |url=http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/2279*.html |title=William Penn Duvall in Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy, Volumes III-VI |last=Thayer |first=Bill |website=Bill Thayer's Web Site |publisher=Bill Thayer |location=Chicago, IL |date=March 28, 2014 |access-date=July 23, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Townsend Griffiss]], first American airman killed in Europe following the United States's entry into [[World War II]]

====Marine Corps====
*General [[Joseph Henry Pendleton]], [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]] – Mayor of Coronado from 1928 to 1930, [[namesake]] of [[Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton|Camp Pendleton]]
*[[Major General]] [[John H. Russell Jr.]], [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]] – [[List of Commandants of the United States Marine Corps|16th]] [[Commandant of the United States Marine Corps|Commandant of the Marine Corps]], son of [[Rear Admiral]] [[John Henry Russell]], [[USN]] and father of [[Brooke Astor]], noted philanthropist.

====Navy====
*[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Ward Boston]], [[United States Navy|USN]] – World War II Navy [[fighter pilot]], then [[Attorney at law (United States)|attorney]] for the Naval Board of Review which investigated the 1967 [[USS Liberty Incident]]
*[[Admiral]] [[Charles K. Duncan]] – USN Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic
*[[Admiral]] [[Leon A. Edney]] – [[United States Navy|USN]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.governmentcontractswon.com/department/defense/leon_a_edney_092917876.asp?yr=04 |title=LEON A EDNEY – CORONADO, CA 92118 – Money, Government Contracts in 2004–1037 ENCINO ROW |publisher=Governmentcontractswon.com |date=January 13, 2004 |access-date=September 2, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Admiral]] [[Thomas B. Fargo]], [[United States Navy|USN]] – inspiration for fictional [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] Bart Mancuso in film ''[[The Hunt for Red October (film)|The Hunt for Red October]]''
* [[Alfred Walton Hinds]] - Naval officer and Governor of Guam.
*[[John S. McCain Sr.]] – grandfather of Arizona senator and U.S. presidential candidate [[John McCain]]
*[[Admiral]] [[George Stephen Morrison]], [[United States Navy|USN]] – father of [[The Doors]]' lead singer, [[Jim Morrison]]
*[[Commander]] [[Alan G. Poindexter]], [[United States Navy|USN]] – [[NASA]] [[astronaut]] and Navy [[test pilot]]
*[[Rear Admiral]] [[Uriel Sebree]], [[United States Navy|USN]] – made two [[Arctic]] expeditions, was the second acting governor of [[American Samoa]], and served as [[CINCPAC|commander-in-chief]] of the [[United States Pacific Fleet|Pacific Fleet]]
*[[Commander]] [[Earl Winfield Spencer Jr.]], [[United States Navy|USN]] – first commanding officer of [[Naval Air Station San Diego]]
*[[Vice Admiral]] [[James Stockdale]], [[United States Navy|USN]] – [[Medal of Honor]] recipient and [[1992 United States presidential election|1992 candidate]] for vice president with [[Ross Perot]]

===Politics and government===

[[File:L frank baum.jpg|thumb|upright|[[L. Frank Baum]], c. 1901]]

*[[Brian Bilbray]] – [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician and member of the [[United States House of Representatives]]
*[[Alexander Butterfield]] – [[White House]] deputy assistant to [[Richard Nixon]] 1969–73, a key figure in [[Watergate scandal]]
*[[Don Davis (Florida politician)|Don Davis]] – Florida politician
*[[Duncan L. Hunter|Duncan Hunter]] – Congressman<ref>[http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20061008/news_1n8duncan.html Hunter got break on taxes for home]. [[San Diego Union Tribune]], October 8, 2006.</ref>
*[[M. Larry Lawrence]] – [[Ambassadors of the United States|US Ambassador]] to [[Switzerland]] and owner of [[Hotel del Coronado]]
*[[Cindy Hensley McCain]] – wife of Sen. John McCain<ref>{{cite web|last=Turegano |first=Preston |url=http://sandiegomagazine.com/media/San-Diego-Magazine/August-2007/Cindy-McCain/ |title=Cindy McCain – San Diego Magazine – August 2007 – San Diego, California |publisher=San Diego Magazine |access-date=September 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812011636/http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/media/San-Diego-Magazine/August-2007/Cindy-McCain/ |archive-date=August 12, 2011 }}</ref>
*[[John McCain]] – U.S. Senator and 2008 Republican presidential candidate<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/03/us/politics/03repubs.html | work=The New York Times | title=G.O.P. Contenders Ponder What to Say About Bush | first=Adam | last=Nagourney | date=May 3, 2007 | access-date=April 30, 2010}}</ref>
*[[Oakes Murphy|Nathan Oakes Murphy]] – [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] delegate to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Arizona Territory]] and 14th governor of the Territory
*[[Dana Rohrabacher]] – [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician and member of [[United States House of Representatives]]
*[[Donald Rumsfeld]] – former [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defenselink.mil/Transcripts/Transcript.aspx?TranscriptID=3364 |title=DefenseLink News Transcript: Secretary Rumsfeld Interview with Roger Hedgecock, Newsradio 600 KOGO |publisher=Defenselink.mil |access-date=September 2, 2011}}</ref>
*[[George G. Siebels Jr.]] – first Republican [[List of mayors of Birmingham, Alabama|mayor]] of [[Birmingham, Alabama]], born in Coronado in 1913.
*[[Wallis, Duchess of Windsor|Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor]], American-born wife of [[abdication|abdicated]] King [[Edward VIII of the United Kingdom]]

===Sports===
*[[Layne Beaubien]] – 2008 Olympic silver medalist in water polo
*[[Cam Cameron]] – offensive coordinator for NFL's [[Baltimore Ravens]], [[San Diego Chargers]]
*[[Servando Carrasco]] – soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Servando Carrasco |url=https://calbears.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/servando-carrasco/3858 |access-date=March 15, 2025 |website=[[California Golden Bears men's soccer|California Golden Bears]]}}</ref>
*[[Chad Fox]] – [[Major League Baseball|Major League baseball]] pitcher for several teams, including [[Florida Marlins]] [[2003 World Series]] championship team
*[[Ken Huff]]—former NFL player
*[[Fulton Kuykendall]] – former NFL player
*[[Jim Laslavic]] – former NFL linebacker
*[[Don Orsillo]] – play-by-play announcer for the [[San Diego Padres]]
*[[Gene Rock]] – former basketball player
*[[Sven Salumaa]] – former tennis player
*[[William Thayer Tutt]] – past president of [[International Ice Hockey Federation]], member of [[Hockey Hall of Fame]]

===Writers and poets===
*[[L. Frank Baum]] – author of ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|The Wizard of Oz]]'', which in part was written while he resided on Coronado. 
*[[Landis Everson]] – poet

==References==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website}}
* [https://coronadohistory.org/historic-coronado/a-timeline-of-coronado-history/ A Timeline of Coronado History] - Coronado Historical Association and Coronado Museum
* [https://coronadotimes.com The Coronado Times Newspaper] - Newspaper covering news, events, sports and people of Coronado, CA.

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